Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the ruling junta, the broadcaster told AFP on Monday. The editor-in-chief of private broadcaster Canal 3 TV, Seyni Amadou, was arrested on Saturday, in the latest crackdown on the press since the military took power in a 2023 coup. His detention came a day …

One year ago, on 15 November 2023, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) invited me to speak on “Nigerian Media, Sustainability and Existential Threats by Big Tech.” Being asked again this year is a privilege, but I won’t be surprised if this is my last invitation. Perhaps I won’t need to come as a presenter next time. A learning machine, …

Renowned historian and journalist Tayo Agunbiade, known for her contributions to preserving Nigerian history, has passed away at 65. The news of her death was confirmed in a message on Tuesday by one of her children, Sinaola Agunbiade. However, the cause of death was not disclosed. According to Ms Sinaola, the deceased’s children were beside her until her last breath. …

The Department of State Services (DSS), has released Adejuwon Soyinka, a former editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, after detaining him for hours at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. This came as the International Press Institute (IPI), Nigeria, a global network of editors, media executives, and communication experts, intervened in the matter, leading to Soyinka’s release. Soyinka, who …

Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to  newsmen by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was picked up shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom. …

Following protests by some Civil Society Organisations in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Daniel Ojukwu, who was abducted by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police has regained freedom. Ojukwu regained freedom on Friday after 10 days in police captivity. FIJ disclosed this on Friday on its website. …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said no journalist has been incarcerated under the Bola Tinubu administration for practising responsible journalism. According to a statement on Friday, the Minister spoke in Abuja during a press briefing organised by his ministry in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management, and the United Nations Educational …

The federal government has condoled with the family of the late journalist, writer and politician, Alhaji Sidi Ali. In a statement yesterday in Abuja, the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris said it was with profound sadness that he received the news of the passing of the respected veteran journalist. Idris noted that Ali’s contributions to the field …

Veteran journalist and development data expert, Rotimi Sankore, is dead. This was made known by the Chief Executive Officer of RadioNow 95.3FM, Kadaria Ahmed, in a post on her Facebook page on Saturday. In her post, Ahmed described Sankore as one of Nigeria’s finest journalists and an exemplary individual who passionately addressed the nation’s challenges She wrote, “It is with …

The Rector of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Dr. Justina Anjiode Kotso has dragged the Nasarawa State correspondent of Universal Reporters, Rabiu Omaku to court for allegedly authoring false publications against her and the institution. On 18th September, Omaku accused the Rector of embezzling funds meant for graduates of the polytechnic, who participated in the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme, …